“Ricky is my brother.”
My hands fell as I took a step back and stumbled back onto the bed. “Like, for real, brother? Or more like y’all grew up together in the same neighborhood.”
She huffed out a humorless chuckle as she frantically put on her clothes. “More like, I’m his big sister and wiped his ass when he was a baby.”
I shook my head. “No. No, you’re mistaken. He’s my best friend, and I know for a fact he doesn’t have a sister named Tiffany.”
She scoffed with a humorless chuckle. “His sister’s name is Natalie.”
“How…how did you know?”
She dropped her head back and dramatically sighed. “For fuck’s sake, because I lied! My name isn’t Tiffany, it’s Natalie. My name is Natalie Hunter, and Ricky Hunter is my little brother. And I almost had sex with my brother’s best friend.”
My mouth hung open before I flopped back onto the bed. How the hell could this have happened? I mean, to be fair, she and Ricky looked nothing alike. Hell, she didn’t look like Leonard, either. My eyes widened with the realization that she favored their mom, whom I’ve met plenty of times. Shit! How the hell did I not notice that before?
She stormed towards the door and looked over her shoulder. “This never happened.”
Her eyes roamed over my body, making me realize I was still naked. She groaned and snatched open the door before dashing out of the room. Part of me wanted to go after her, yet I felt conflicted. I did not know that she was my best friend’s sister. I mean, Ricky mentioned he had siblings. Hell, I heard them talking on the phone together from time to time, but I didn’t make it a habit to be in his business. Besides, it wasn’t like she came to visit like Ricky’s older brother, Black.
I sighed and put my head in my hands. My phone rang again, and I saw it was Ricky calling back.
“Yo?” I answered.
“I’m only calling to remind you not to get it into your head. Let that woman turn your world upside down.”
Looking down at my feet, I saw Natalie’s red lacy panties on the floor.
“Bro,” I said, picking them up. “You have no idea how much she’s already done that.”
Natalie
“Girl!You’ll never guess what the hell happened!” I practically yelled into the phone. As soon as I hauled my fast ass out of the hotel, I called my two best friends, Mya and Amanda.
“What?” Mya asked.
“Bitch, you know it’s almost three in the morning?” Amanda yawned.
“That Dexter guy I met is only 24–”
“Oh, shit!” Amanda burst into laughter. “Well, let that young man blow your back out one good time.”
“For once, I agree with you, Amanda.” Mya chimed in.
“For once, I agree with you, Amanda,” Amanda mocked. “Mya, get off your damn high horse already.”
“High horse? You know what, I’m not going to stoop down to your level.”
“You’ve always been jealous of me, and that’s okay. Simply accept your defeat so we can move on.”
“Bitch!”
“He’s Ricky’s best friend!” I blurted out.
The line became quiet, and I could feel my heart racing. I didn’t like it when my friends started arguing like that, so I did what I always do when they start going in on one another: I changed the subject. My almost sleeping with my brother’s best friend topic was the perfect distraction.
“Ricky, as in your little brother, Ricky?” Amanda asked.
I nodded my head as if she could see what I was doing, but Mya already knew the answer.
